Barcelona star Neymar mobbed as he arrives in Japan

Neymar was met by 700 fans when he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Thursday. Such was the clamour to meet the Barcelona star that the airport barrier was broken by the surging Japanese fans.

The Barcelona star is in Japan to film a mattress advert and is also expected to appear on some TV shows during his time there.

Neymar scored four World Cup goals before cracking a vertebra in his back following a challenge from Colombia's Juan Zuniga. He subsequently missed Brazil's 7-1 thrashing at the hands of eventual world champions Germany in semi-finals.